Why I Tried Following a Virgo 2018 Love Horoscope
Okay, so I stumbled on this thing online: “Virgo 2018 Love Horoscope Key Dates and Relationship Advice”. Yeah, yeah, I know, horoscopes? But look, it was early January 2018, feeling kinda blah after the holidays, single, and thought “Why the hell not? Could be a laugh or maybe, just maybe… something clicks.” Plus, I’m a Virgo, gotta check my own sign, right?
First step was reading the damn thing. Like, really reading it, not just skimming. Pulled it up on my phone, made a coffee. It kept yapping about Mercury retrograde messing with communication – typical Virgo stuff. Noted the so-called “Key Dates” they highlighted: February something for “serious talks”, early July for “passionate encounters”, and some September date for “deepening bonds”. Sounded kinda generic, but okay.
Here’s what I actually did:
- Marked the Dates: Seriously opened my calendar app (the one I actually use) and chucked those key dates in. February 14th? “Potential Serious Talk Day (??? Horoscope)”. July 5th? “Passionate Encounter?? LOL”. Figured if nothing else, it’d be a reminder that I was running this experiment.
- Tried the Communication Bullshit: Around the February date, this guy I was kinda seeing texted something vague. Normally, my Virgo brain would analyze it to death, draft three replies, then send nothing. But the horoscope said “Clarity is Key! Speak your truth!” (So cheesy). So I forced myself to text back asking what he meant, straight up. Didn’t magically fix anything, he stayed vague, but hey, I felt kinda proud I asked.
- Put Myself Out There in July: Okay, the July “passionate encounter” date rolled around. Horoscope yelled “Socialize! Sparks Fly!”. I usually bail on last-minute bar invites, but that night a friend called saying “Come out, now!” I almost said no. Remembered the date. Shrugged, thought “Experiment time!”, put on decent jeans, and went. Did I meet the love of my life? Hell no. Talked to a boring accountant for twenty minutes and got slightly tipsy. Zero sparks. Complete fail.
- Overthought the “Deepen Bonds” Thing: The September date popped up. Horoscope said it was prime time to build trust with someone special. Problem? I wasn’t really seeing anyone “special”. So I texted that vague guy from February again, suggesting we get coffee “to connect properly”. He agreed. Coffee was… fine. Pleasant. I tried sharing something a little more personal than usual (per the “deepen” advice). He nodded politely. Ghosted me a week later. Deep bond achieved? Nope.
Honestly? The biggest thing I got out of it wasn’t love. It was realizing how much I sometimes hide behind overthinking and doing nothing, especially with dating. Trying to follow that stupid horoscope actually made me do small things I normally wouldn’t – like asking a direct question or showing up somewhere unexpected. Most of those actions flopped immediately. But doing something felt better than doing nothing, even if it led nowhere.
Did the stars align? Nah. Did the specific dates do jack squat? Not that I noticed. It was basically a very strange, slightly embarrassing diary prompt. Looking back now? Kinda funny I even tried it. Learned more about my own silly habits than anything cosmic. Would I recommend following a horoscope for love? Absolutely not. But hey, as a dumb little self-awareness kick? Maybe gave me a tiny nudge.
